Andhra Pradesh floods: Central team to visit affected places today

An inter-ministerial team from the Central government will visit flood-ravaged districts in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday and interact with the affected people. The team will visit flood-hit Krishna, NTR and Guntur districts. "The Central team will include National Disaster Management Authority adviser KP Singh, Central Water Commission Director Siddarth Mitra," said a release. The death toll in the unprecedented torrential downpours and floods in the state rose to 32 and the number of evacuees in relief camps increased to 45,369, officials said on Wednesday. NTR district, which includes Vijayawada, the most affected place, accounted for 24 deaths; Guntur (seven) and Palnadu (one), said an official release. Meanwhile, a new weather system is developing over the Bay of Bengal. "A fresh low pressure area is likely to form over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal around September 5," said the release. According to the India Meteorological Department, light to moderate .